Renewable Energy Products and Expertise Showcase: South Africa
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Date: 19 July 2022, 09h00 to 16h00
Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre
08h30 – 09h00
Registration and coffee
09h00 – 09h10
Welcome and opening
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
09h10 – 10h10
TFSA’s engagement in the renewable energy value chain
Navigating duty exemptions for the renewables sector
Profiling the renewable energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa
Q&A session
10h10 – 10h30
An overview of Energy Catalyst, an Innovate UK programme focusing on accelerating the innovation needed to meet SDG 7 - 'Affordable and clean energy’
Innovate UK
10h30
Coffee/tea break
11h00
Supporting export growth by building South African input supply capabilities through the renewable energy value chain
11h00 – 11h30
Key Note Address: Unpacking the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan as the vision and opportunity for a renewable energy manufacturing value chain
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
11h30 – 12h55
Panel Discussion: South Africa’s current supply capacity and capability to meet input demand into regional renewable energy projects
Topics to be discussed:
SA Electrotechnical Export Council (SAEEC)
Atlantis SEZ
Manufacturing Circle
GreenCape
Elettronica Santerno South Africa
Q&A session
12h55 – 13h00
Closing Remarks
George Barrett, Head, Trade Programming Southern Africa, Economic Growth Team, British High Commission
13h00 – 14h00
Networking Lunch
14h00 – 16h00
Workshop on navigating the business of exporting and available resources
Many exporters, and especially new aspiring exporters, face massive challenges finding reliable authoritative information and knowledge on international market opportunities and resources to help navigate the highly complex business of exporting.
14h00 – 16h00
Scheduled B2B meetings continue through to 16h00 on Wednesday 20th July
